The Pequot Lakes Patriot girls' basketball team suffered its first loss of the season, but still finished second at the Wheaties Wallin Holiday Classic Basketball tournament in Pequot Lakes.

The host team powered past the Mora Mustangs 65-45 in the first round on Thursday, Dec. 29, but fell to the Barnesville Trojans 60-43 in the championship game on Friday, Dec. 30.

Against Barnesville, Karli Skog scored 17 points and Olivia Lane added 10 as Class 2A's ninth-ranked Patriots suffered their first loss after seven wins. Skog and Lane were named to the all-tournament team while Peyton Boom's 19 points paced the unranked Trojans, who improved to 8-2. Boom and teammate Nicole Herbranson also made the all-tournament team.

The Patriots trailed 13-2 early in the title game as the hosts weren't making shots and grabbing offensive rebounds. Pequot Lakes still trailed 32-18 at the half. The closest the Patriots would come in the second half was 37-27 after Karli Skog's layup. But the Trojans quickly pushed the lead to 15 points and held on.

Pequot Lakes, 7-1 overall, was scheduled to face Perham on Tuesday, Jan. 3, before playing at Crosby-Ironton on Friday, Jan. 6.

The Patriots junior varsity team team won twice - defeating Pine River-Backus 71-38 and Barnesville 55-46.